https://nativekontrol.com/ – look for their macrobat scripts talked about here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zq39BkSOjRc&feature=emb_rel_pause
Push2 Tutorials & Tricks
Eight Creative Drum Sequencing Tricks for Push: https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/flair-fly-eight-creative-drum-sequencing-tricks-push/
Online Mastering
DrumBuss key Follower for your Kick
Sometimes there is a harmonical conflict between the bass frequency and the kick frequency if the kick has too much harmonics on it (aka looks like a sausage).
Continue reading “DrumBuss key Follower for your Kick”How to make your drop hit harder
1)Turn up the first kick after the drop approx 3-4 dB (I usually set the default midi velocity to 100 , not 127, and when the drop comes I make the first kick’s velocity 127 )
2)Automate the Master volume to decrease approx 2dB from the break start to finish and bring it back on the 1 of the drop.
3)Add a sweep (white noise), even if its a additional to ongoing tension builds. The sweep should be approx 1 bar leave some space before the drop (maybe 1/4 bar)
4)Add a short (1/4 bar) faded in reverse Sub into the first kick. The sample should be cut a bit before the drop. It will add more emphasis
Some Videos
Chord Progression
A nice online tool for testing & hearing chord progressions. Has lots of options and visual assets. http://composer.jpglomot.com/#/home
Drum Patterns
Here are some very good videos explaining Drum Patterns, some basic theory and some on ableton for more electronic genres.
Continue reading “Drum Patterns”Channels Worth following
Zen World – Has great videos , gets to to the point
https://www.youtube.com/user/Z3NWorld
Great Channel – very professional for techno , has long A to Z tutorials
https://www.youtube.com/user/SadowickProduction
EDM Tips
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2vitamJHo7kSiiuA598u-g
Free Levels / Master VSTs
The Voxengo SPAN has a free version, Very useful for seeing mastering levels. It is recommended to be at -30db for the low-ends after mastering.
https://www.voxengo.com/product/span/
https://www.meldaproduction.com/MFreeFXBundle
https://hofa-plugins.de/plugins/4u/
1) Low Pass Filter 16KHz-80Hz
2)Compressor + Phat button (makes the compression more gentle), The amount does Compress + AutoGain
3)Distortion – Tube (Adds some sparkle on “top”) , Mech – Stronger Distortion
4)Master Volume
Bark of Dog – Low Frequency enhancer Plug-in
Why use Ableton Utility for Volume setting
Ableton has a tool called Utility in the Audio Effects. The tool is very useful. Here I’ll talk about why it recommended to use it instead of setting the volume through the main channel Volume fader.
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